"The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day. "

Much as the photo at the top of the page represents one of the worst defeats in British Military history, the very name of "Rorke's Drift" conjures visions of one of the greatest tactical victories. A battle that yielded more Victoria Crosses by a single Regiment for a single action than any other.


Named after the Irishman that built it, the trading post on the border of Natal province and Zululand was immortalised in the film"Zulu", from which the quote which provides the title came.

James Rorke 1827 - 1875

James Rorke is buried on the land he lent his name to, a short distance from where the military stand took place.

Detail of James Rorke's Grave